时间文化差异对时态使用的影响

The Influences of Temporal Culture Differences on Tense

东西方文化传统的不同,导致人们的时间观念存在差异。笔者从圆式时间观与线式时间观、多元时间制与一元时间制、过去时间取向与未来时间取向3方面差异着手,分析了文化差异对时态使用的影响,进而期望有助于人们的跨文化交际能力。

Differences in the traditional cultures of the Eastern countries and the Western countries result in people’s different temporal concepts.The author will analyze the influences of temporal culture differences on tense according to the following three aspects： round-type time outlook and line-type time outlook,polychromic time system and monochromic time system,and past-time orientation and future-time orientation.The author hopes that will give some help for English learners’ cross-cultural communication.